Jaynee Saure, MD

01/01/2026

She Proved Women’s Brains Change During Motherhood, Permanently.
They told her motherhood was instinct.
Hormones.
Emotion.

Something soft. Temporary. Something you went back from once the baby slept through the night.

Then she put mothers in an MRI machine—and proved something far more radical.

Motherhood doesn’t just change your life.
It rewires your brain.

Permanently.

Her name is Pilyoung Kim, and her work changed how science understands motherhood—not as a phase, but as a neurological transformation on par with adolescence.

For most of modern medical history, the maternal brain was treated as an afterthought. Pregnancy research focused on the fetus. Postpartum research focused on pathology—depression, anxiety, breakdown. Motherhood itself was framed as something women handled, not something their brains actively adapted to.

Pilyoung Kim suspected that assumption was wrong.

She noticed a contradiction that wouldn’t let go.

Mothers routinely perform feats of attention, endurance, emotional regulation, threat detection, and multitasking that would overwhelm most people. They read micro-expressions. They wake instantly to subtle sounds. They anticipate needs before they’re expressed.

Yet culturally, motherhood was described as cognitive decline. “Mom brain.” Fog. Forgetfulness. Loss.

Kim asked a different question.

What if the maternal brain isn’t deteriorating—
what if it’s specializing?

Using high-resolution neuroimaging, she began studying women before pregnancy, during pregnancy, and after childbirth. What she found stunned even seasoned neuroscientists.

The brain didn’t just change.

It reorganized.

Regions associated with emotional processing, empathy, motivation, threat detection, and executive function showed measurable structural and functional shifts. Gray matter volume changed. Neural networks strengthened. Sensitivity to social cues increased.

This wasn’t damage.

It was adaptation.

Just as adolescent brains rewire for independence, maternal brains rewire for caregiving. The changes weren’t random. They were targeted. Purposeful. Evolutionary.

Most striking of all?

These changes persisted.

Years later, mothers’ brains still showed patterns distinct from women who had never given birth. The maternal brain did not “snap back.” There was no reset button.

Motherhood left a lasting neurological signature.

This explained something millions of women had felt but couldn’t articulate.

Why they sensed danger before it appeared.
Why they could hold an entire household’s emotional state in mind.
Why they felt both more vulnerable and more powerful than ever before.

It also explained why early motherhood feels so overwhelming.

A brain undergoing structural reorganization is not broken—it’s busy.

Imagine learning a new language while running a marathon while never sleeping fully while being responsible for another human’s survival.

That’s not weakness.

That’s neuroplasticity under pressure.

Kim’s research reframed postpartum struggle in a way many women had never been offered.

You are not failing to cope.
Your brain is actively remodeling itself for care.

The awe in this discovery is quiet but profound.

Motherhood is one of the few experiences that alters the adult brain at a structural level. Not temporarily. Not symbolically.

Physically.

And yet society treats it as invisible labor. Expected. Unremarkable. Something women should endure gracefully without recognition.

Science now tells a different story.

The maternal brain is more attuned, not less.
More responsive, not diminished.
More complex, not compromised.

That doesn’t mean motherhood is easy.
It means it is serious.

It deserves respect—not platitudes.

Dr. Pilyoung Kim didn’t romanticize motherhood. She measured it. And what she found replaced shame with pride.

The fog? A side effect of reorganization.
The intensity? A recalibrated threat system.
The emotional depth? Expanded neural connectivity.

Nothing about this is accidental.

Motherhood leaves a mark because it matters.

And once you see it that way, something shifts.

Exhaustion becomes evidence of work being done.
Sensitivity becomes skill.
Change becomes achievement.

The maternal brain is not a loss of self.

It is an expansion.

One that science finally learned to recognize.

30/12/2025

A case of stroke is an emergency, and knowing its most common signs empowers you to act quickly and possibly save a life. One way to quickly determine if someone could be having a stroke is through the acronym “BE FAST.” Keep this in mind to help someone get the care they need immediately.

29/12/2025

28/12/2025

27/12/2025

Usapang PF

A few days ago, nagpatulong kami magpacheck ng washing machine.

May naririnig kasi kaming kalampag sa loob… parang may nalaglag na turnilyo. As in hindi na pang “quick spin,” pang “concert tour” na talaga yung tunog.

So we called a technician. Pagdating niya, sabi ko,
“Kuya, pa-check naman po. Baka may natanggal na screw.”

Binuksan niya yung machine, tinanggal yung ilang parts, tapos sinilip nang maigi. Mga 15 minutes din siyang nagkalikot.
Then may hinugot siyang maliit na bagay.

Pagharap niya sa’kin, medyo kinabahan pa ako kasi akala ko major sira.
Pero sabi niya, “Sir, eto po.”

Hawak niya… isang bente pesos na coin.

Napakamot ako.
“Ah, coin lang pala… siguro mura lang to.”

Pero ngumiti si Kuya at sabi niya,
“Opo, Sir. Coin lang siya… pero pag ganitong kailangan kalasin para makuha, 1,500 po talaga ang service.”

Napakunot-noo ako nang bahagya, pero mahinahon kong nasabi,
“Kuya, coin lang talaga? 1,500?”

He smiled again and explained... calmly, professionally, walang yabang:

“Sir, hindi po yung coin ang binayaran ninyo. Sa inyo po yan. Ang binayaran po ninyo yung paano ko malalaman kung saan napunta, paano ko siya kukuhanin nang hindi nadadamage, at paano ko ibabalik yung washing machine nang ayos lahat ng pyesa.

At sir, kung hindi po natanggal yan, pwedeng magasgas o mabutas yung drum pag tumagal. Tingnan nyo po halos pudpod na yung coin.”

Tahimik ako after that. As in yung tahimik na tipong napahiya nang konti, pero natawa rin sa sarili.

Kasi doon ko na-realize... ang bilis nating malito between effort and value.

Akala natin pag maliit yung nakita, maliit dapat ang bayad.
Pag mabilis ginawa, mura dapat.
Pag “coin lang,” dapat “coin lang din ang presyo.”

Pero hindi natin nakikita:

Yung oras na ginugol para magkamali nang paulit-ulit.
Yung tools na pinag-ipunan.
Lahat yun para maging “madali lang” sa mata natin.

The truth?

It looks easy only because someone practiced long enough to make it look easy.

And this applies to everyone...
other technicians, artists, freelancers, carpenters, designers, marketers, photographers, writers, consultants, etc.

So next time we say,
“Madali lang ‘yan.”
“Mabilis lang ‘yan.”
“Ganyan lang yan?”

Remember:

You’re not paying for the minutes it took.
You’re paying for the years it took for someone to do it right, safely, and confidently.

At yung napudpod na coin na ‘yon?
Simple siya, oo... pero the lesson behind it?
Worth every peso.

He Writes for Him.

All credit to the original author, Peso Rules. These words are shared to inspire, no copyright infringement intended.

25/12/2025

Experts estimate that there are at least 13 million Filipinos affected by various stages of CKD. The majority of these cases remain undiagnosed, as early stages of CKD show no signs of symptoms.

READ MORE: https://inqnews.net/ckdyoungpinoys

24/12/2025

PART 4: Stress, Minerals, and the Nervous System

Most people think stress makes them feel tired.

What stress actually does
is empty the body.

Not emotionally.
Physiologically.

When the nervous system stays in stress mode, the body starts reallocating resources just to stay alert.

And minerals are the first currency it spends.

Here’s what rarely gets explained:

Stress burns magnesium
Magnesium calms nerves, relaxes muscles, and stabilizes the heart.
Under stress, it gets used faster than food can replace it.

Stress wastes sodium and potassium
These minerals control nerve signals, blood pressure, and rhythm.
Low levels feel like:

palpitations

dizziness

anxiety

weakness

“panic attacks” that aren’t panic

Stress thins protective mucus barriers
The gut, lungs, and bladder all rely on mucus for protection.
Chronic stress dries these barriers.

This is where things like:

gastritis

H. pylori overgrowth

IBS

UTIs
start to appear.

Stress weakens stomach acid
Digestion slows.
Protein breaks down poorly.
Minerals absorb badly.

And then the cycle tightens: Low minerals → weaker nerves → more stress → poorer digestion.

This is why stress shows up as:

gut issues

fatigue

anxiety

skin flares

blood pressure swings

Not because stress is “in your head”
but because it empties the system that keeps you stable.

The key shift to understand:

Stress doesn’t just exhaust you.

It depletes you.

And no amount of positive thinking replaces missing minerals, lost mucus, or a suppressed nervous system.

That’s why calming herbs alone often fail.
They soothe, but they don’t rebuild.

This also explains why stress connects directly to:

H. pylori

IBS

palpitations

chronic fatigue

unexplained anxiety

You’re not weak.
You’re under-resourced.

Anchor line:
Stress doesn’t just exhaust you.
It empties you.

Mike Ndegwa | Natural Health Guide

23/12/2025

Cold weather isn't just uncomfortable, it’s a physical strain on your cardiovascular system. Research consistently shows that heart attacks and cardiovascular deaths are higher in winter than in warmer months.

-Vessel Constriction: Cold air triggers a nervous system response that narrows arteries and elevates blood pressure.

-Clotting Risk: Low temperatures make blood more prone to clotting and increase the risk of plaque rupture in arteries.

-Morning Vulnerability: Your heart rate and blood pressure are already naturally elevated upon waking, making winter mornings the most dangerous time for high-risk individuals.

17/12/2025

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One of the world’s oldest blood pressure drugs, hydralazine, was shown by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, led by Dr. Megan Matthews and Dr. Kyosuke Shishikura, to halt the growth of aggressive brain tumors. In their study published in Science Advances (November 2025), the team treated human glioblastoma cells with hydralazine and found that within three days, the cells entered senescence, a permanent non-dividing state that stops tumor growth without killing the cells.

The Penn-led researchers discovered that hydralazine works by directly inhibiting the oxygen-sensing enzyme 2-aminoethanethiol dioxygenase (ADO). Using X-ray crystallography with collaborators at the University of Texas, they showed the drug binds to ADO’s metal center, blocking its activity.

Further testing with neuroscientists at the University of Florida revealed that shutting down this pathway prevents glioblastoma cells from surviving in low-oxygen environments, uncovering a shared biological mechanism between preeclampsia and brain cancer.

17/12/2025

16/12/2025

Deretso sa PhilHealth at mga ospital, kabilang ang private hospitals, ang panukalang dagdag-pondo para sa medical assistance.

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